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Hosted by Alexander Heffner, The Open Mind is a thoughtful excursion into the world of ideas across politics, media, technology, the arts, and all realms of civic life. First broadcast in 1956, it explores challenges of the digital age, American politics and emerging issues. These conversations are a primary resource to the public, students, teachers, researchers, and archivists.
Preserving, Protecting, and Defending Democracy
Common Cause Electoral Reform director Pam Wilmot on the National Popular Vote
Cyber Diplomacy or Mr. Robot Dystopia?
Former State Department Advisor Chris Painter on digital security and foreign policy.
The Case for Economic Affirmative Action
Harvard Professor of Education Anthony Jack discusses his new book “The Privileged Poor"
Demos President Sabeel Rahman on the future of the Democratic Party, and progressivism.
Civility of Morals and Manners
Novelist and Hutchins Center fellow ZZ Packer on civil rights, disobedience, and society
Digital War, Espionage, and Dirty Tricks
Annenberg Public Policy Center's Kathleen Hall Jamieson on political hacking and trolls.
Sally Kohn on her book “The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity.”
Joy Buolamwini of Algorithmic Justice League on facial recognition and AI technology.
Wikimedia Foundation’s Katherine Maher on preserving truth in a post-factual democracy
Mayor Peter Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on democratic values of the American Midwest
Author Hesh Kestin on U.S.-Israel relations; moving from foreign correspondent to novelist
Chair of Presidential Studies at Texas A&M George Edwards III on President Trump.
'The Americans' and the New Cold War
Creator of FX's The Americans Joe Weisberg on Russian espionage, fact and fiction.
W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair Jason Franklin on how to reverse inequality.
Ambassador of the UAE to Russia Omar Saif Ghobash on his book "Letters to a Young Muslim"
Constitutionalism vs. Trumpism
Former presidential candidate Evan McMullin talks about his conservative manifesto.
Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on safeguarding rights in a digital world
Ken Roth, executive director, Human Rights Watch, on securing liberty at home and abroad.
Jean Bordewich, Hewlett Foundation and Betsy Wright Hawkings of Democracy Fund on gridlock
A Free Press, If You Can Keep It
Joel Simon, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, on challenges to a free press in 2017
